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Multiple profiles per account.

grumble Loudon
A Little bit a lion
Join date: 30 Nov 2005
Posts: 612
05-14-2007 15:46
I think the solution to "multiple ALT's" is to make it easier to RP different charters using the same account.

I have several incompatible ALT's.
I play a furry, CARP, a Gor, a female, and even a human.

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The following would be the same regardless of selected RP profile.
1. Land owner ship. "About land" and Tier
2. What groups you are a member of.
3. Inventory. (All the items in the inventory are owned by the default RP profile key)
4. profile Notes that I have made about others.
5. $L balance.
6. Ban lists.
7. Age Verification.
8. Creation date.
9. Ratings. (If they come back)

These would be different for each RP profile name.
1. Which groups are visible in the profile.
(You need to be able to hide groups so that your profile matches your RP)
2. Profile text and Skills, language. RL info.
3. Pic's.
4. What items/clothes are currently worn.
5. Displayed and chat name.
6. Transaction history. (alts are used to keep business transactions separate)
7. spouse name.
8. Avitar Key.
9. Active group.
10. Notes that others have made about me in the notes tab.

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The user would create "RP names" (for a fee) and then select them so that chat and the chat bubble uses them while the main account name is just used for ban lists and AR's.

The main account name would be added as the default RP profile name.

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Pros.
1. Less data in the database per ALT.
2. Easier to use an alt to build privately.
3. Possible to support more ALT's

Cons.
1. When an object is rezed the owner key will change between the
main key and the currently selected one. This could cause script
problems if the script is rezed for multiple RP profiles.

2. More complex for users in terms of what is shared and what is
different.
Kenn Nilsson
AeonVox
Join date: 24 May 2005
Posts: 897
05-14-2007 15:52
While it would require a little bit of ironing out...I generally like this idea.

Primary reason? I wanna share the inventory of my alts. I often hide on another avatar to test scripts and whatnot...and it would be really nice to have 1 inventory instead of 3.

However...I also have an alt who receives money regularly from automated payments. Why? So I don't have to keep pressing the "O.k." button when people pay me. Additionally, if that alt needs to pay people back out..it's done. I don't have to sit there and watch my L$ change every 2 seconds. Additionally...it's nice to have an alt to log in at the same time as my main and go through an example script-test.
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Musicteacher Rampal
Registered User
Join date: 20 Feb 2004
Posts: 824
05-14-2007 17:23
I like it but LL will hate it because it will slow their growth. I'm sure they're just counting the months till they reach 10,000,000